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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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