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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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