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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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