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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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