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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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