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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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