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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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