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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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