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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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