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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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