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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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