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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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