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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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