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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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