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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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