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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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