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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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