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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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