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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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