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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally 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 variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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