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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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