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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about 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 crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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