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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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