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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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