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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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