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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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