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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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