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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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