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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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