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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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