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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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