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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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