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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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