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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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