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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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