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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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