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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently 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 online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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