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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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