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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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