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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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