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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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