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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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