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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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