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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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