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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students 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 issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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