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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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