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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically 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 many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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