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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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