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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students 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 several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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