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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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