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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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