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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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