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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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