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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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