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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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