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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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