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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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