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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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