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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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