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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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