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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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