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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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