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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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