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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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