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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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