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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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