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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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