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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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