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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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