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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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