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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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