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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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