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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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