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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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