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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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