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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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