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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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