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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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