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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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