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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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