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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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