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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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