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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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