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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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