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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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