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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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