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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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