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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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