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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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