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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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