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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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