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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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