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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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