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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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