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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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