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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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