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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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