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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs 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 topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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