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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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