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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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