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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the 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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