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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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