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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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