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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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