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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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