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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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