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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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