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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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