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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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