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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not 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 blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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