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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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