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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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