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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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