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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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