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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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