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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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