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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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