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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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