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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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