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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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