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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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