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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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