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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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