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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants 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 meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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