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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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