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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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