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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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