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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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