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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free 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 topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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