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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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