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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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