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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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