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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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