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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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