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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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