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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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