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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers 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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