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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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