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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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