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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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