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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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