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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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