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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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