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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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