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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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