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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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