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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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