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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about 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 desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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