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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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