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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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