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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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