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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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