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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the 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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