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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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