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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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