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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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