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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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