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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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