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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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