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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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