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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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