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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important 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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