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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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