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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free 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 lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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