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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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