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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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