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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not 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 blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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