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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key 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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