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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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