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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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