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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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