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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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