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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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