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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key 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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