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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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