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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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