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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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