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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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