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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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