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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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