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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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