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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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