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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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