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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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