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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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