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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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