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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies 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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