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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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