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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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