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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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