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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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