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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students 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 learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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