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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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