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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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