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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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