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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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