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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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