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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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