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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. Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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