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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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