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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants 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 crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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