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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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