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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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