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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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