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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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