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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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