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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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