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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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