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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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