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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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