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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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