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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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