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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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