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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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