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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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