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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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