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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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