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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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