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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically 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 many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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