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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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