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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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