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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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