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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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