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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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