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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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