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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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