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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants 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 satisfy this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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