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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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