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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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