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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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