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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically 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 subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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