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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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