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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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