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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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