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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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