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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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