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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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