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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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