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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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