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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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