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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources