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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free 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 several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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