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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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