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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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