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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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