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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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