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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers 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 meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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