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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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