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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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