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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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