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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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