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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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