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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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