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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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