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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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