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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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