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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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