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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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