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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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