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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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