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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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