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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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