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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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