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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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