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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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