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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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