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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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