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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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