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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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