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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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