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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to 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 data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes 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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