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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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