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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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