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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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