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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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