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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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