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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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