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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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