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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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