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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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