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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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