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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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