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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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