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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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