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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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