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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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