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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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