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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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