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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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