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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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