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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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