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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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