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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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