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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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