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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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