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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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