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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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