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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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