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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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