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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major 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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