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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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