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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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