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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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