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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the 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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