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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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