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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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