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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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