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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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