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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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