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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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