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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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 courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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