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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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