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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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