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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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