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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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