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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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