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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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