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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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