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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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