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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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