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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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