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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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