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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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