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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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