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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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