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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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