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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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