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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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