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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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