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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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