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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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