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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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