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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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