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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly 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 lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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