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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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