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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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