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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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