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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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