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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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