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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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