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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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