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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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