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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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