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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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