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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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