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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand 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 increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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