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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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