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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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