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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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