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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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