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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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