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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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