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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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