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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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