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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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