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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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