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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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