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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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