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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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