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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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