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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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