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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses 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 blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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