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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not 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 learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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