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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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