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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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