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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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