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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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