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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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