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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally 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. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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