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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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