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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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