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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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