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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students 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. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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