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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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