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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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