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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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