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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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