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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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