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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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