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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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