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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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