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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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