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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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