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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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