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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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