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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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