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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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