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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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