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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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