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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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