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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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