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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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