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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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