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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Universities 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 satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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