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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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