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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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