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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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