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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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