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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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