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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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