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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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