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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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