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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students 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 numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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