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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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