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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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