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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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