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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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