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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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