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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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