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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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