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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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