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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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