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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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