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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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