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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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