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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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