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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not 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 variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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