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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally 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 many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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