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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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