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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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