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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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