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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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