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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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