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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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