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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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