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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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