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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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