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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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