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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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