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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed 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 evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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