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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally 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 lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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