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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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