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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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