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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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