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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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