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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are 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 variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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