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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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