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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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