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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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