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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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