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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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