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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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