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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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