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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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