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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What 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 educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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