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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these 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 information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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