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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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