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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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