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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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