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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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