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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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