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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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