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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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