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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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