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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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