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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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