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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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