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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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