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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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