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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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