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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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