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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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