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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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