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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand 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 developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates 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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