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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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