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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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