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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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