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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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