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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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