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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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