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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the most important 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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