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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free 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 variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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