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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners 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 issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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