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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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