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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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