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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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