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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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