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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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