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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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