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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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