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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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