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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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