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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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