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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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