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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always 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 topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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