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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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