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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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