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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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