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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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