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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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