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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 many issues that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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