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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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