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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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