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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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