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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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