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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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