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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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