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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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