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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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