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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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