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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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