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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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