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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important 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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