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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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