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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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