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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 several topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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