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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not 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 blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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