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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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