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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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