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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally 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 many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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