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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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