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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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